The Week contest: Drug Dogs - November 12, 2010

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

Click here for results of last week's contest: Tower Name

This week's question: For $200 an hour, a Maryland firm is renting drug-sniffing dogs to parents, in order to detect stashes of marijuana and other contraband hidden in bedrooms, the attic, and the basement. Assuming this business becomes a national franchise, what should it be called?

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Results: We asked you to come up with a franchise name for a Maryland company that has started renting out drug-sniffing dogs to parents who suspect teens have secret stashes of marijuana or other contraband.

THE WINNER: Snoop Dawgs

Rich Barton, New Paltz, NY

SECOND PLACE: Tattle Tails

Anne Rimmer, Englewood, CO

THIRD PLACE: Spot Check

Tony Sannella, Mill Valley, CA

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Scoobie Doobie

Frank Letchworth, Knoxville, TN

Sniffy Doob

Barbara Larkin, Dallas

Rover Rooter

Larry Fish, New York City

Sniff & Spank

Frances H. Kakugawa, Sacramento

Ruff Love

S. Josenhans, San Marino, CA

PotSmart

David T. Russell, Beaufort, SC

Laboratory Retrievers

Carl Silverman, Madison, WI

Law & Odor

Roy Schultz, West Chester, OH

Hash Puppies

Monika Dreslin, Stonington, CT

Rover Madness

BJ Fogg, Stanford, CA

Meth Labs

Linda Gall, Bel Air, MD

Cannabis Rex

Patrick Barry, Chicago

WeedWagger

Shirley Vaney, Tempe, AZ

420 Dalmatians

David Ballard, Fairfax, VA

BudHounds

Catherine R. Butler, El Dorado, AR

Mom’s Best Friend

Michael Paul, Carrboro, NC